Comparison

Daily Freeman vs Hudson Valley Post

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Freeman

Access personalized news, save articles for later, and receive custom push notifications. Enjoy a streamlined reading experience with offline access and a digital replica of the daily newspaper.

Highlights
  • Personalized news recommendations
  • Save articles for later reading
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Digital newspaper replica (Enews)
  • Offline reading capability
  • Swipe left for next article
  • Follow/unfollow topics
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

To continue enjoying our app, we kindly request that you log in again after this update. If you're a subscriber, please take a moment to restore your account to ensure uninterrupted access. You can find the “Restore Subscriptions“ button in Settings under Subscriptions. Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster iOS native app now has the following new features: Your News: Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want Saved Articles: Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content Custom Push Notifications: The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience. Top Navigation Bar: A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping. Enews in-app: Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper. Offline Reading: This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings. Swipe Left: Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section. Follow Topics: A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow” Terms of Use: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hudson Valley Post

Stay informed with real-time news, weather, and traffic updates for the Poughkeepsie area. Receive instant alerts for breaking stories, save articles for offline reading, and share content easily. Participate in contests and submit your own media.

Highlights
  • Real-time news updates
  • Weather and traffic alerts
  • Save articles for offline reading
  • Submit photos and videos
  • Participate in contests
  • Instant breaking news alerts
Features
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Get the latest news and information from the Poughkeepsie area with the Hudson Valley Post app! Receive alerts about breaking news, weather, traffic and more before anyone else. Save articles and viral stories for reading later, and share on Facebook and Twitter. Key Features: • Read the latest news, watch videos, view photo galleries & listen to audio content • Submit photos and videos directly from the app • Participate in contests and giveaways • Get the latest weather for your area plus a 5-day forecast • Save articles for reading later (supports offline viewing) • Instant Alerts for breaking news and score updates • Share the latest news on Facebook & Twitter • 3D Touch added for iOS Devices This is the latest version of the Hudson Valley Post app, and many more features are already planned. Please share your feedback from within the Hudson Valley Post app by clicking the “Send App Feedback” link in the menu.

Screenshots

Daily Freeman4 screens
Hudson Valley Post3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Freeman at 4.6 against Hudson Valley Post's 3.2. Daily Freeman also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Hudson Valley Post's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Freeman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Hudson Valley Post asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Freeman holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Freeman has 523 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Daily Freeman's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hudson Valley Post's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Freeman ships an update monthly, Hudson Valley Post every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Daily Freeman versus Hudson Valley Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily FreemanHudson Valley Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (523 ratings) — better3.2 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings523 — better38
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB76 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJournal Register CompanyTownsquare Media, LLC

Customer experience

Daily Freeman

All ratings521 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative62.7%

Hudson Valley Post

All ratings38 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Daily Freeman

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup and during use
  • Articles fail to load despite showing headlines
  • Login failures with Auth0 authentication
  • Subscription restoration not working
  • News content not updating for days
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  • Slow performance and laggy scrolling
  • Images not displaying properly
  • Fixed viewport making website viewing impossible
  • Nickname validation preventing review submission
  • Incompatibility with older iOS versions
  • Broken links to obituary pages
  • Ads appearing without corresponding articles

Requested features

12 requests
  • Push notifications for breaking news alerts
  • Daily updated obituaries with search functionality
  • Letter-to-editor submission feature
  • Comment section below articles
  • Replica edition access from app
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  • Better search functionality
  • Consistent sports coverage year-round
  • National and world news sections
  • Comics/funnies section
  • People section matching print edition
  • Improved font size and readability options
  • Light mode option (alternative to dark background)

Hudson Valley Post

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Freeman

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Freeman Monthly Sub1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Daily Freeman Annual Sub1 Year trial$139.991 Year
None

Hudson Valley Post

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Freeman free?
Daily Freeman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hudson Valley Post free?
Hudson Valley Post is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Freeman or Hudson Valley Post?
Daily Freeman is rated higher. Daily Freeman averages 4.6 out of 5 from 523 ratings, while Hudson Valley Post averages 3.2 from 38 ratings.
Do Daily Freeman or Hudson Valley Post have ads?
Both Daily Freeman and Hudson Valley Post show ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Freeman or Hudson Valley Post?
Daily Freeman ships an update monthly, and Hudson Valley Post every 3 months. Most recently, Daily Freeman was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hudson Valley Post on October 22, 2026.

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